Cannot escape...

@ 8 months 2 weeks and 1 day old (by mommy)

Dear Isabel,

My baby darling, mommy is so sorry that you just couldn't escape from those nasty bugs this time. You finally get infected yesterday. Mommy's worse fear is finally here. Mommy feels so sorry for you as you have just recovered from your flu recently and now you are down again.

Kakak told mommy that you were warm yesterday morning. Gave you paracetamol but your fever did not subside. Sent you to clinic immediately and you were already 38.6. Doc said your throat is red but cannot confirmed whether is virus or bacteria. Can't do much and just need to monitor you further.

Whole day your fever went up and down. You looked lethargic. You couldn't sleep well. Mommy can only observe you from far because mommy is still not recover yet. Kakak is still taking full care of you. Towards the evening, your fever went up to 38.6 again even after Ibuprofern. Daddy was worried and immediately he sent you to another pediatrician that opened at night in USJ. He said your throat is very red and he prescribed you the same antibiotic as kor kor and mommy - Augmentin. Poor girl, you have to start your antibiotic so young. Kor kor took his first course of antibiotic when he was nearing 4 years old.

Mommy feels so sorry that mommy failed to protect you from all the bad viruses/bacterias around the house. Everyone is down and only kor kor has recovered. Daddy and mommy are still not recovered..how are we going to take care of you?

You are getting smarter nowadays. You know when mommy is feeding you medicine and you clamped your mouth tight and refuse to take the medicine. While you were taking your flu medicine, mommy can still cheat you by distracting your attention but not this time round. You know when the medicine is coming and you just kept shaking your head, together with your hands and legs, trying to push/kick the medicine away and buried your head in kakak's chest. So sorry that mommy has to force feed you the medicine. Sorry..baby..so sorry to cause so much trauma in you in taking your medicine.

You are such an understanding baby. Normally when you see mommy, you will make noise and wanted mommy to carry you. But this time when mommy is sick, you just looked at mommy with a non-smiling face but never fuss nor demand mommy to carry you. Baby, you know mommy is sick? Mommy knows you are not happy this few days as I can't hear much of your laughter nor seeing you smile so much. Mommy can't wait to carry, hug and kiss you again, my baby girl...

Mommy really wish everyone recover soon..then we can have our fun time again together. Please..please pray that Isabel and everyone of us will recover soon...Mommy just feel so heartache seeing you sick...

clap..clap...

@ 8 months 1 week and 6 days old..

About a week ago, I've started to master the skill of clapping hands. Now, whenever I want people to carry me, I will clap my hands and extend my hands out. When I am happy, I clap my hands too.

Side note:
I have been very sticky to mommy lately. Whenever I see mommy, I'll make noise and wanted mommy to carry me. When mommy is carrying me, anyone clap their hands and offer to carry me, I'll just turn my body away and indicate that I don't want them. I don't even want my kakak or daddy.

Mommy is happy on one hand coz she feels wanted..but the other hand, she feels I am a bit too sticky and picky. Well, what do you want mommy????

I'm sick...

@ 8 mths and 5 days old

Kor kor passed the virus to me last Friday and I started falling sick on Saturday. Started with fever on Saturday evening and proceeded to cough and flu. I got worse on Monday and mommy sent me and kor kor to a nearby pediatrician. The pediatrician said there was some wheezing sound at the airways and likely a virus attack.

Towards the evening, I looked really sick. Teary eyes, blocked nose, bad cough and I get agitated easily. Not happy with everything. Another fever attack at night too. Daddy decided to send me to Sunway and see my usual pediatrician the next day.

Confirmed it is a viral attack and doctor prescribed me 4 types of medicine. Mommy already felt the stress in feeding me medicine because I rejected medicine very much. No choice I have to take it. After force feed me for about 2 times, I am slowly accepting it now - not too difficult to feed me but still needs lots of distraction and singing song sessions. However, there is a particularly one type that I hate and I have to take 4ml somemore. Other than that, the other two I don't resist much. Since my fever did not come back since Monday, no need fever medicine then.

Mommy is praying hard that I recover soon as my block nose and coughing make me hard to sleep soundly. I still have lots of phlegm and can hear from the way I breathe. However, my eyes not that teary anymore. I don't look so sick now.

My little princess portrait

@ 7 months 3 weeks and 3 days old

First time on walker

@ 7 months 3 weeks and 2 days old

Mommy finally took out the walker and put me on the walker last Friday. She doesn't want me to "walk" in the walker, so she put the stopper up. She also raised the seat, so that my feet cannot touch the floor.. No fun then. I can only sit inside and cannot move. I don't really like it that much. I can only sit there for a few minutes before crying to be carried out again.

First time sweet potato

wah...I like this food the most..never really reject on my first try. I can finish the whole bowl too. So far, I have 2 days of organic sweet potato last week.

My two front teeth...

Yes..yes...my 2 lower teeth is out...
Well, it was out few weeks back just that mommy didn't have the time to keep track. Probably while I was 7 months old.

First time potato

Mommy introduced me potato last week, after I showed no interest in carrot.

She steam the potato and put it into the blender and blend together with milk. It becomes mashed potato.

First day, as usual, I find it so yucky to try on a new food. I don't really like it and I didn't finish the portion.

Second day, I started to accept the food as it has my milk taste. Kor kor has a big bowl of mashed potato together with me too. I finished the whole BIG bowl of mashed potato this time.

Third day, I started to fall in love with this food. I ate so fast and wanted more but today mommy did not prepare a lot. Just within minutes, I finished my bowl of mashed potato. Mommy bought organic potato for me this time.

Forth day, mommy poured too much milk into the blender and it came out so watery. Yucks..not the texture that I wanted..I didn't really like it this time. I cannot finish the whole bowl of watery mashed potato.

Next..mommy is going to introduce me sweet potato.